Dream Talk

At the summit of the snow-capped mountain, Shiva lay in a natural hot spring, cleansing his body. He stretched his muscles and closed his eyes to rest. After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly opened his eyes and once again sensed that intense energy. The surrounding space was distorting, and a figure appeared, seemingly trying to transcend time to arrive.

"This is utter chaos." Shiva frowned slightly, stretched out his hand, and a ripple spread through the air. The distorted space seemed to be smoothed out. He rose and looked towards the distant location of the Sweetness City, muttering, "Narottama, are you ready? Time is running out."

In the Khandava Forest, Takshaka was hurriedly preparing a congratulatory gift, and the snake king was even humming a song.

"You seem to be in a good mood, Takshaka."

A voice came from behind, and Indra appeared, casually picking up an offering from the side and putting it in his mouth. Upon seeing this, Takshaka immediately bowed to Indra and expressed his gratitude:

"O God, my joy at this moment is beyond words. Among the serpent kings, Vasuki followed Shiva, Shesha followed Vishnu. This is an opportunity for me. I want to follow Kama and also gain the qualification to ascend to the Heaven."

"I have to thank you for that, otherwise I'm afraid I would have already started a war with Kama."

Indra chuckled, then changed the subject, saying, "Since that's the case, why don't you do me a favor? Consider it a thank you, how about it?"

After he finished speaking, a longbow appeared in Indra's hand.

Outside the Sweetness City, the army had already slunk away. None of them felt the disappointment of defeat, only the relief of having survived. Looking back now, they realized that they had actually challenged a powerful being who could fight Shiva head-on and even win—it was simply suicidal.

The Duryodhana, Nan Di, looked utterly frustrated. He slammed his fist on the table and angrily exclaimed, "How could this be? Why is that guy so strong? It's too much! How unfair and biased is fate! This is outrageous! It's shameless!"

Meanwhile, Shakuni quickly grabbed Duryodhana and said anxiously, "Child, forget about Sweetness City, hurry up and ride your fast horse back to Hastinapura!"

"No, this defeat is all because these guys didn't put in any effort. I must punish these kings who took the money but didn't do their jobs! Otherwise, how can I face returning to Hastinapura!"

"Never mind that, child. Haven't you realized yet? The Pandavas are still alive, but Yudhishthira didn't participate in the war. Where could he be?"

Upon hearing Shakuni's words, Duryodhana was stunned. The next moment, as if someone were shocking him with an electric shocker, the man jumped three feet high, his face full of anxiety.

"Oh no, my throne!"

He snatched the horse and galloped off towards Hastinapura without looking back.

Shakuni looked at Duryodhana, who was not turning his head, and sighed deeply. But he turned back and looked intently at the city that was about to disappear on the horizon, at the majestic city wall.

"That powerful archer Duryodhana the attack back then wasn't Karna..."

Shakuni quickly made a judgment: Duryodhana's initial guess was too suspicious and simply couldn't stand up to scrutiny. Now, after witnessing Bai Mo's power, he was even more certain that Karna couldn't possibly be the one who attacked Duryodhana.

Otherwise, given their strength, Duryodhana have had no chance of surviving.

By using this process of elimination, the only possible candidate is one person.

"Arjuna... Heh heh heh, as the son of Indra, you would actually do something like a nighttime ambush? You're more complicated than I thought."

Inside the Sweetness City, the god of Rati outside the gate was clearly puzzled and confused. Logically speaking, even after experiencing a series of events, Kama should have come to tell him about the situation here immediately.

Meanwhile, Bai Mo was in the dream world, in the vast library with Abigail. Although time had stopped outside of Bai Mo's place, Abigail's location seemed completely unaffected.

"Has this matter been resolved? I have a feeling that Bai Mo is under even more pressure this time."

Abigail said with some concern, and Bai Mo nodded in agreement.

"After all, Arjuna indeed a difficult opponent. Although the situation is developing in a positive direction now, dealing with him is still a long shot..."

He stretched out his hand, clenched his fist, and Abigail leaned closer curiously. Bai Mo then angrily flung his hand away and sighed, "It will inevitably drag others into this."

Upon hearing this, Abigail's face showed some worry and confusion. "In the end, isn't it that you feel you have no chance of winning, but that you're worried about involving other people?"

"Yes, entrusting this portion of Power of Merit to Kama is partly in the hope that she can use it to protect herself in the final battle. After all, as a new god, she will definitely become Arjuna's target."

"And there's Karna and the others. If a fight breaks out, I'm not confident I can protect everyone in front of that sword right now."

Bai Mo's tone was tinged with distress and helplessness. There was nothing he could do; once Arjuna appeared, he would definitely transform into a world boss. Moreover, if that guy saw the current world, it was hard to guarantee he wouldn't come out and slash at it with his sword.

The range of [Maha Pralaya] is the entire world; it's virtually impossible to stop such a thing. But so far, the methods he's found all require defeating Arjuna, and he's made considerable progress in them.

But battles between the strong are bound to have repercussions. This time, the battle against Shiva involved Vishnu, the Ocean of Milk, and the Holy Lotus. So, what was there when facing Arjuna?

"But isn't this the fair way?" Abigail cupped her face in her hands and placed them on the table.

"That guy actually used the power of other gods, didn't he? Bai Mo, you think it's unfair for one person to fight against a group of people, right?"

Moreover, those people should take action. That's their world. If they don't act, it's unfair to leave you to bear the burden alone. I won't allow it."

The Starry Night- colored tentacles began to surge around Abigail, while Bai Mo shook his head and said, "They shouldn't be involved in that kind of battle; it would just turn into a tragedy."

"This kind of thing shouldn't be done by you alone in the first place, and I don't care. Today, Abigail is like a child who doesn't want Bai Mo to go out and take risks, just like a child holding back a parent who wants to go out."

But I really can't let you go, unless you make a promise, then just stay quietly with me in my dreams~

The Starry Night- colored tentacles gradually reached out, and Bai Mo, after looking at this strange pile of things, finally shook his head.

"Okay, I was just worried. Abby, you're not really going to lock me up here, are you?"

"How could I do such a thing? That's illegal!" The naive girl revealed a malicious smile, her gaze radiating a pale purple light.

The surrounding tentacles did not stop moving forward.